picTrove vs Luxand Face Recognition
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
picTrove
Discover and save images and animated GIFs from across the web. This app offers a comprehensive search across multiple sources, with features like saved searches and slideshows. Easily save your favorite finds with a single tap.
- Search internet photos and GIFs
- Animated GIF support
- Saved searches
- Save photos with one tap
- Image slideshow
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The best app to search the Internet for photos. Search images from multiple image, photo and GIF sources on the Web. * Animated GIF support * Saved Searches * Save photos you like with 1 tap * Image Slideshow EULA: https://traversient.com/terms-and-conditions/
Luxand Face Recognition
This application identifies and remembers faces from your device's camera. Assign names to detected individuals for future recognition. It's designed for users to easily manage and identify people in photos and videos.
- Face detection
- Face memorization
- Name assignment
- Multi-view learning
- Multiple person recognition
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Just tap any detected face and give it a name. The app will memorize the face and recognize it further. For best results, hold the device at arm's length. You may slowly rotate the head (or slowly change your location) for the app to memorize you at multiple views. The app can memorize several persons. If a face is not recognized, tap and name it again. The SDK is available for mobile developers: www.luxand.com/facesdk
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Luxand Face Recognition at none against picTrove's 2. Luxand Face Recognition also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). picTrove's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 53%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On price, rating and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. picTrove sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Luxand Face Recognition asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.2 for picTrove against 3.1 for Luxand Face Recognition. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 76 and 16 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of picTrove's written reviews are positive against 53% of Luxand Face Recognition's.
picTrove ships an update every 3 months, Luxand Face Recognition every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | picTrove | Luxand Face Recognition |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (76 ratings) — better | 3.1 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.0% of reviews — better | 52.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 76 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 196 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Traversient Incorporated | Luxand, Inc. |
Customer experience
picTrove
Luxand Face Recognition
Bugs and requests
picTrove
Reported bugs
3 issues- Search results not loading properly
- Inability to access certain search engines
- Saved searches and history not persisting
Requested features
3 requests- Add option to filter out inappropriate content
- Improve search result quality and relevance
- Restore ability to save images directly to device
Luxand Face Recognition
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
picTrove
- No Ads Monthly$1.991 Month
- No Ads Yearly$19.991 Year
Luxand Face Recognition
No in-app purchases
Questions
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